[Antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects of Artemisia annua L]

L Huang; J F Liu; L X Liu; D F Li; Y Zhang; H Z Nui; H Y Song; C Y Zhang

[Antipyretic and anti-inflammatory effects of Artemisia annua L]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1993 Jan;18(1):44-8, 63-4.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

L Huang¹, J F Liu, L X Liu, D F Li, Y Zhang, H Z Nui, H Y Song, C Y Zhang

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.

PMID: 8323686

Abstract

The antipyretic, heat-resisting anti-inflammatory analgesic and bacteriostasis effects of water extracts ethyl-acetate and n-butyl alcohol extracts of Artemisia annua are reported. Animal experiment has demonstrated that qinghao acid is one of the actively bacteriostatic constituents. Scopoletin is one of the anti-inflammatory constituents of Artemisia annua.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology*
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Arthritis / drug therapy
Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology*
Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use
Female
Fever / drug therapy
Inflammation / drug therapy
Male
Mice
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pain Threshold / drug effects
Rats
Scopoletin / pharmacology*
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Scopoletin